Väinö Ristimäki
Teaching And Business Development
Espoo, Finland
Summary
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Top SchoolVäinö Ristimäki is a computer science student at Aalto University with a decade of hands-on programming experience across Python, C#, C++, Scala and JavaScript, and practical mobile development using React Native. He blends software engineering with creative 3D artistry—providing animation and rendering services and maintaining a public 3D portfolio—having also served as a 3D modeler in the Finnish Defence Forces. Väinö contributes to open-source game projects (notably improving UI, performance and build efficiency in the Unciv remake) and has experience optimizing game engines including Unreal and Unity. Currently involved in teaching and business development at Aixedu while freelancing as a 3D artist, he brings a rare mix of technical problem-solving, performance optimization, and visual design. Colleagues appreciate that he pairs strong mathematical instincts with pragmatic engineering choices, often spotting low-overhead fixes that yield measurable performance gains.
10 years of coding experience
Bachelor's degree Computer Science, Bachelor's degree Computer Science at Aalto University
English, Finnish, Swedish, Korean
Github Skills (9)
kotlin10
javas10
game-development10
libgdx10
android10
java10
x9
2d-game9
ui-design9
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
yairm210/Unciv
Apr 2020 - Aug 2020
Open-source Android/Desktop remake of Civ V
Role in this project:
Mobile Developer
Mobile DeveloperContributions:8 commits, 8 PRs, 9 comments in 3 months
Contributions summary:Väinö primarily focused on fixing bugs and improving the user interface within the game. Their work included optimizing performance by offloading tasks from the main thread, such as calculating movement paths, and addressing visual issues like missing overlays. They also contributed to refactoring the font system and removing unused dependencies to improve build times and efficiency.
fdroidgameandroid-open-sourcecivandroid
vainiovano/ddnet
Jan 2016 - Aug 2021
DDraceNetwork, a mod of Teeworlds
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 8 months
modteeworlds
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